Administrivia
Assignments & Handouts
TOK Presentation
TOK Essay
SUB PLANS FOR THE WEEK OF CHINA ALIVE
- All of the following must be completed by the start of class on 16 MAY:
- Individual
- Read and take notes on Ethics –
- Complete the following activities from Ethics reading
- Activity 12.2
- Activity 12.4 #2
- Activity 12.5 #2
- Activity 12.6 #2
- Activity 12.10 #1
- Activity 12.15
- As a class
- Create a list of 5–10 ethical/moral debate topics
- Individual
Tips for better journal entries:
- Dive deep – get into the details – get specific.
- Include examples, especially from your personal experiences.
- Use the language of TOK.
- Include multiple perspectives.
- Discuss the ramifications of your viewpoint – so what?
Conspiracy Theory Presentation
- In order to practice the skills required for a successful TOK Presentation, you will prepare and deliver a "TED Talk" style presentation about a conspiracy theory.
- Please see the TOK Presentation rubric to see how IB describes and assesses a presentation. This rubric will be used (as much as possible) for this presentation. This will count as a project.
- Things to consider when preparing your presentation:
- How do we know that the conspiracy theory is true or not true? What evidence exists to prove it? Is the evidence reliable? Do you consider it to be knowledge?
- What Ways of Knowing (and Areas of Knowledge) relate to the understanding of the topic and its evidence?
- What are the various viewpoints related to the topic?
- How does the concepts of personal knowledge and shared knowledge relate to the topic (if at all)?
- Links to get you started:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories
- http://list25.com/top-25-most-popular-conspiracy-theories/
- http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories
- http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1860871,00.html
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/3477148/The-greatest-conspiracy-theories-in-history.html
